Yes he did.
The east coast of Australia was first explored by Captain James cook in 1770.
James Cook did not discover Australia. He was the first to chart the eastern coast, doing so in 1770, when he was 41 years old, but Australia was first "discovered" by Dutch explorer Willem Jansz in 1606.
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
James Cook (still a lieutenant at this stage) discovered and named Botany Bay on Australia's east coast in April 1770.
Captain James Cook did not discover any continent. In 1770, he found the eastern coast of Australia, but Australia as a continent had been discovered by the Portuguese about two hundred years before Cook. Formal discoveries of Australia were made by the Dutch in the early 1600s.
The east coast of Australia was first explored by Captain James cook in 1770.
James Cook (not yet a Captain) commanded the HMS Bark Endeavour when he charted Australia's eastern coast.
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James Cook did not discover Australia. He was the first to chart the eastern coast, doing so in 1770, when he was 41 years old, but Australia was first "discovered" by Dutch explorer Willem Jansz in 1606.
None. He was the first to seriously explore and map the coast of Australia, but that continent had already been discovered earlier by the Dutch.
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
No explorer discovered most of Australia in 1770. Australia had been "discovered" over 150 years earlier by the Dutch. However, Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) charted the east coast in 1770.
James Cook (still a lieutenant at this stage) discovered and named Botany Bay on Australia's east coast in April 1770.
Captain James Cook did not discover any continent. In 1770, he found the eastern coast of Australia, but Australia as a continent had been discovered by the Portuguese about two hundred years before Cook. Formal discoveries of Australia were made by the Dutch in the early 1600s.
Captain James Cook and Captain George Vancouver!
When James Cook initially explored and charted Australia's eastern coast, he was still a Lieutenant. He was promoted to captain following his successful charting New Zealand and Australia's east coast.
James Cook charted the east coast of Australia.